How identity influence art?

You are most compatible with Jackson Pollock!

You are a unique individual who enjoys experimenting with life. You are bold and not afraid to try new things and put yourself out there. This is similar to Jackson Pollock.

Jackson Pollock was born in Cody Wyoming. His mother was one of the first people that introduced him to the art world. She was well known as a “fierce” woman with great artistic ambitions. Growing up in a smaller city he was the youngest of five brothers and came from a broken home. Since his father left when he was 8 years old, his oldest brother Charles became a father figure to him. Charles had one of the greatest influences on his Pollock’s artistic career. He too was an artist (known to be the best in the family) and helped Pollock enroll in the Manual Arts High school after they moved to Los Angeles. It is here where Pollock discovered his passion for art. He was expelled twice from the school twice, and eventually dropped out in order to follow his creative pursuits. Being an American born white man he had access to much artistic literacy and being an ‘artist’ was more accepted. At 18 Pollock moved to New York to be with Charles and learned from one of Charles’ teachers. It is here where he became an influential American painter in the abstract expressionist movement.

You are most compatible with Rufino Tamayo!

You are a vibrant, colorful and unique human being. You spend a lot of time creating your own identity because that is important to you. You would rather beat to your own drum rather than going along with someone else’s rhythm. This is similar to Rufino Tomayo.

Rufino Tamayo was a Mexican artist who’s work had great surrealist influences. He grew up in Mexico City and received his education, and later moved to New York City. When he was in Mexico he was introduced to the art world by his aunt as well as a fellow artist and peer, Maria Isquierdo. She is known to have taught him about precision in his color choices as well as taught him how to select colors that are true to his Mexican environment. Tamayo really devoted his life to creating a unique identity in his work. Because he lived during the time of the Mexican revolution, he wanted to express traditional Mexican art instead of the political art that was gaining more and more popularity among artists. Because of the revolution he was seen as a traitor and left Mexico in order to express his art more freely. Many artists feel his work is special because his pieces look at the painting as a whole instead of focusing on one focal point.

You are most compatible with Jacob Lawrence!

You are a very ambitious and studious person. You want to gain knowledge and give that knowledge to others. You want to make a difference in peoples lives through your unique abilities. This is similar to Jacob Lawrence.

Jacob Lawrence was an African American artist who was raised in New York City’s Harlem. Raised in a broken home, Lawrence was introduced to the art world when he was very young. His mother enrolled him in a children’s center which had an after school art program. He dropped out of school at the age of 16 but took many art classes at the Harlem Art Workshop. It is here where he gained many of his Harlem influences. His teacher at the workshop was another well known African American artist named Charles Alston. Alston helped Lawrence get a scholarship to the American Artists School and had a great influence on his life in art. While Alston influenced a lot of his work, so did Harlem. He created his own style of modernism called “dynamic cubism.” In doing this he documented the journey through life and struggles of African Americans in the Unites States.